By Juliet Umeh Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Mathesis Analytics, Winston Osuchukwu, has said Nigerian banks can unlock millions of new borrowers by embracing artificial intelligence, AI, and alternative data to assess the creditworthiness of individuals currently excluded by conventional lending models. Osuchukwu argued that millions of Nigerians operating in the informal economy have […]

By Esther Onyegbula The Rotary Club of Ikoyi, in collaboration with Rotary International District 9112 and its local and international partners, on Monday launched a large-scale vision and hearing screening programme aimed at detecting and treating preventable impairments among 50,000 public primary school pupils across Lagos State. The humanitarian intervention, flagged off at Obalende Primary […]

By Tony Ugbejie The personality of His Excellency, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa, former Delta state Governor, from his early days has not changed. In politics and as a private citizen he is a meek and loyal person, however what has really distinguished him from the pack is his deep intellect and his capacity to put in […]

In what is being described as one of the most significant milestones in Nigeria’s industrial history, the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Ajaokuta Steel Company Limited, Prof. Nasir Abdulsalam, has secured a 20-year Gas Supply Agreement and Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), effectively removing one of […]

By Sola Ogundipe Health advocates have called on Nigeria to strengthen domestic financing for healthcare, warning that continued dependence on foreign donors could leave millions of Nigerians without access to lifesaving services if external funding continues to shrink. The warning came during the quartely review meeting of the Lagos State Accountability Mechanism for Maternal, Newborn, […]